262 THE ZOOLOGIST, 
‘Manual of British Birds,’ H. Saunders.} Its congeners, the 
Fulmar and Stormy Petrel, have not the legs placed so far 
behind, nor so flat; and they in general appearance more nearly 
resemble Gulls in shape, and from their form would appear to 
be unable to dive. The question arises as to what this bird was 
doing on our coast at this season. Hewitson says it breeds in 
June and July in Shetland; probably it is a regular migrant 
past our shores from its winter home to its breeding stations in 
numbers, but keeps far out to sea or flies quickly past, as it is 
rarely procured.” Since the author of the above has not 
definitely stated that he meant by ‘“‘ Shearwater’ the Manx 
Shearwater (P. anglorum), the editor of the ‘ Field’ has evidently 
taken this note as referring to the Great Shearwater (P. gravis), 
as in a footnote he remarks on this latter, calling it the ‘‘Shear- 
water or Greater Shearwater’; and, since the article is headed 
“The Shearwater,” it is rather confusing. However, there is 
no doubt that the bird obtained by Adamson belonged to 
P. anglorum, owing to its small size, and also because Hancock 
has identified it as being of this species in his ‘Catalogue.’ 
Besides which, Adamson evidently meant the Manx Shearwater, 
by several references from various authors from descriptions of 
this species. Mr. Robert Duncan informs me that this specimen 
was procured from the fishermen by his father, and sold to 
Mr. Adamson. My brother observed a bird of this species in the 
autumn of 1907 off Tynemouth Pier, flying close over the surface 
of the water. 
LEVANTINE SHEARWATER (P. yelkouanus).—J. Hancock men- 
tions a specimen, somewhat resembling the Manx Shearwater, 
only larger, as being shot off Cullercoats on May 20th, 1870, 
and Howard Saunders says, in his ‘ Manual,’ that he believes 
this specimen was an example of the P. yelkouanus. J. Hancock 
describes the bird as being larger in size, with the bill a quarter 
of inch longer, the wings from the carpal joint to the end of the 
primaries half an inch at least, and the tarsi and middle toe 
also a quarter of an inch longer than in P. anglorum. He also 
says:—‘‘ The colour also differs considerably, the back being 
two shades paler, and the whole of the under parts having the 
feathers tipped with ash colour; whilst in the true P. anglorum 
these parts are pure white.” This agrees with the description 
